Published Articles, Lectures & Interviews

Over the years, I have written dozens of articles for numerous print and online publications, and given a number of speeches, some of which are reprinted below. I haven't written articles for some time now, but you may be surprised how well they've stood the test of time. I finally began to write publicly again in May 2010. I also periodically give interviews. If you don't want to miss any of my upcoming written or spoken work, I encourage you to click HERE to read my latest blog entries, and I'd also LOVE you to sign up for my Community Rights Update e-newsletter so you don't miss any of the major developments in our fast growing movement! (Simply click on "Sign up for Updates" in the column to the left.)

Permission is granted to all who wish to reprint any of these articles for not-for-profit uses, in whole or in part. Please send two copies to the author: Paul Cienfuegos, POB 86605, Portland, OR 97286. All for-profit uses MUST receive prior approval from the author. Thank you!

List of Published Articles, Speeches, and Interviews (from newest to oldest)

* I was interviewed by Terry O'Connor on WDRT in Viroqua, Wisconsin, in May 2013. It's 28 minutes long. Listen HERE.

* I was interviewed by Stephanie Potter on KBOO Radio in Portland, Oregon, on June 6, 2012. It's about 54 minutes long. You can listen to it HERE.

* I was interviewed by Jim Lockhart on his cable access TV show 'A Growing Concern' in Portland, Oregon on February 24, 2012. You can watch it here via Youtube.

* I was interviewed by Alex Huppenthal on his Orcas Island-based cable access TV show (audio only) on March 30, 2012. It's about 45 minutes. We were in a coffeehouse, so apologies for the background noises.

(Text of my 35-minute speech presented to the Transition PDX group in Portland, Oregon, on January 18, 2012. Please share it widely with other Transition groups across the U.S. and beyond. An audio link to this speech will appear here soon.)

(I was interviewed on December 11, 2011 by David Delk, coordinator of the local Alliance for Democracy chapter. You can watch the interview HERE.)

* We Need Much Bolder Thinking and Action to Wrest Our Country Back From Corporate Rule

(Text of my hour-long speech delivered in Eugene, OR on May 16th, 2011.

This speech was broadcast internationally in October 2011 by AlternativeRadio.org, using a different title of "We The People". You can purchase a CD or mp3 of this talk HERE.

DVD's will be available for sale via 100fires.com shortly.)

* 60 minute interview on KOWS FM Radio in Occidental, California

(I was interviewed on September 27, 2010 by Ken Rose, on his weekly show, "What Now". You can download and listen to it by going to PantedMonkey.org, then go to "Season Two", 9/27/10, and click on my name. There are literally hundreds of hour-long interviews there worth listening to.)

* Are We The People? Striving for a Future Where Our Actions Match the Crises/Opportunities We Face

(Audio file of my 54-minute speech delivered at the Village Building Convergence in Portland, OR, on June 3rd, 2010

(Audio file of my hour-long speech + Q&A delivered at the Unitarian Church in downtown Portland on February 26th, 2010, and broadcast internationally on hundreds of radio stations via AlternativeRadio.org.)

Here's what one blogger wrote about the talk on the Kansas City Food Circle Blog.

"[Paul] began by giving the most clear and succinct explanations of energy security, climate disruption, and economic disparities we ever heard. And if that wasn't enough, he further explained the historical step-by-step ascendancy of "corporate personhood", all entirely endowed by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, culminating last January with Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Cienfuegos' conclusion is that we can achieve a sustainable society, but only if we abandon our fragmented single-issue organizing, and challenge corporate constitutional "rights" head on. His data and logic are impeccable, and his organizing principles are compelling. A must-not-miss talk."

(Audio file of most of my brief talk on a panel with Mari Margil - Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund - at the Econvergence Conference in Portland, OR, on October 2nd, 2009)

(In October 2004, I was invited to give the keynote address at the 28th annual conference of the Provender Alliance, the association of the Pacific Northwest's natural products industry. This was the title of my talk.)

* about the clearcutting of the Headwaters Forest as a symptom of corporate rule - at two Headwaters rallies in Humboldt County in 1998

* about citizens rising up to challenge corporate rule - at two forums in Seattle during the WTO meetings in Fall 1999, and at numerous summits and conferences on globalization in Portland, Oregon over a number of years

* about Arcata's Measure F campaign - at the national convention of the Alliance for Democracy in Boulder, Colorado, in Spring 1999

* about how local communities can and must rise up to challenge corporate rule - at the Summit on World Economic Sustainability in Kentfield, California in •••••••